COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Recently introduced legislation would pay homage to an Ohioan who became president, renaming portions of U.S. 20 as the James A Garfield State Historic Corridor.

House Bill 388, sponsored by Rep. Armond Budish, a Democrat from Beachwood, would attach the designation to U.S. 20, beginning on Euclid Avenue at Public Square in downtown Cleveland and extending to the heart of Painesville, encircling the city's Veterans Park.

Garfield, who was born in Cuyahoga County, was elected president in 1880. He died in his first year in office from a wound from an assassin’s bullet.

Other bills introduced recently include:

H.B. 391, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Dan Ramos of Lorain, which would allow brewers to produce and sell beer with up to 21 percent of alcohol by volume, but bar inclusion of caffeine of other stimulants in beer containing more than 12 percent of alcohol by volume.

H.B. 392, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Michael Stinziano of Columbus and Republican Rep. Cliff Rosenberger of Clarksville, which would provide persons under 21 years of age with a qualified immunity from prosecution for offenses involving underage alcohol possession or consumption in certain circumstances. The immunity generally would be related to cases involving medical emergencies or reporting or preventing crimes.

H.B. 390, introduced by Rep. Andrew Brenner and Ron Young of Leroy Township, which would authorize nonrefundable tax credits for donations to free clinics.

Senate Bill 261, introduced by Republican Sens. Kevin Bacon of Columbus and Gayle Manning of North Ridgeville, to increase penalties for people who knowingly violate protection orders issued in cases involving domestic violence, menacing by stalking, or a sexually oriented offenses.

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